On Oct. 16, Hofstra University will host the Presidential Debate at its Hempstead campus. Because of the highest level of security surrounding the event, NICE bus service in the surrounding Nassau …
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10/3/12
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Two days before the start of the Jewish High Holy Days, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano came to the steps of Congregation B'Nai Sholom-Beth David on Hempstead Avenue in Rockville Centre to unveil …
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By Judy Rattner
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9/14/12
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Alas, Chicken Little may be right. A group calling itself Anonymous has posted its intention to shut down the Internet on March 31.
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3/22/12
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Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY4), who has been fighting for a “Cost of Living Adjustment” (COLA) increase for senior citizen Social Security beneficiaries since the last one in 2009, said that …
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10/26/11
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Lynbrook High School sophomore Jessica Shao was one of 650 students around the country to be awarded a National Security Language Initiative for Youth Scholarship (NSLI-Y). The scholarship, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State, enabled Jessica to travel to Beijing, China to study in a six-week summer immersion program in Mandarin language and Chinese culture.
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9/22/11
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Amid controversy over a highly publicized water balloon fight among some members of the East Rockaway High School junior and senior classes just 10 days before graduation, 14 of the 119 graduating seniors were not allowed to attend the ceremony.
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By Mary Malloy
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6/29/11
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The House and Senate have finally agreed on a budget deal to keep government running through the end of the fiscal year. But just when you thought the fighting was over, it’s only just begun.
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Al D'Amato
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4/21/11
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Will the ongoing battles in Libya be the defining moment of President Obama’s foreign policy?
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Al D'Amato
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3/23/11
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Last week I attended a lecture by George Will, the columnist who proudly claims, with only a modicum of hyperbole, that he hasn’t approved of a president since Calvin Coolidge. That’s how conservative he is.
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by Randi Kreiss
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2/11/11
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Long Islanders should be proud that as a result of the Republican victories in November, U.S. Rep. Peter King returned as chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
We should also sleep …
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Al D'Amato
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1/17/11
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